You may have noticed that I have been away for a while and have not made any updates to the site or shop. Sometimes life takes over and before you know it, time has passed and things that should have been done are late, put on a semi-permanent back burner or abandoned completely to be […]
During the lockdowns in 2020, I was contacted by a representative of a local school to say they were building a bug hotel and wanted to know if I could make a sign for it. Of course I agreed and, as I love the idea of kids learning to respect nature, I was happy to
I really struggle with knowing how to charge for my work and if asked how I go about it’d, the only answer I could give is; “with great difficulty!” Coming up with the perfect price for my woodcarvings has been a learning curve. Initially, I worried no one would be interested, but then a friend
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Well, having finally got my shed into some sort of order I decided to make another mess. On the positive side, I now have a fair amount of wood, cut and ready for carving. A couple of commissions to finish and then I will start work on re-stocking the shop with some new designs. #carving
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Ever wish you had never started something? My “workshop” (or “shop” as the Americans call it, odd folk) is an 8ft x 6ft shed that is so full of stuff that I can barely move even when it is tidy. On the subject of Americans, I follow some great woodworkers on YouTube, but when they
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Hi all, sorry, another post from me. Well, I finally got the two fox carvings promised last week finished and posted to the shop. I am working on a couple of commissions now, and I won’t be posting any more items for sale until the web site is finished at whitehorsewoodcraft.co.uk Talking of commissions, the
Hi all, hope you have had a good week. I have been busy with setting up a website (coming soon), a couple of commissions and preparing wood for upcoming work. Hoping to add a couple of pieces of vulpine goodness 🦊 to the shop later today. Talking of foxes, in my other life, I am
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For those of you who do the Insta thing, you can also follow me on Instagram. I don’t think I will be doing TikTok though. I went on there once and could feel my brain dissolving by the second.
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I just wanted to say thank you for the excellent response to my venture. Things are selling as quickly as I can get them on the shop. I have lots of designs planned, including new versions of previously used ones, so it looks like I am going to have to get busy in the shed.